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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Frank Terry <patrick.jeferry@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gv383361@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 21:34:56 +0800
Subject: From The World Bank

International finance corporation (IFC)
The World Bank
HEADQUARTERS
International Finance Corporation
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA
Dates: 2022 / 10 / 05
Our ref: IFC/4538338343/22

Beneficiary,
FUND AUTHORISATION VIA ATM CARD

We have been authorised by the director general and the governing body of
the WORLD BANK, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment which
was approved in your favour. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into
their private accounts.

To end this criminal activities and for security of your funds, you have
been issued with personal Identification number (PIN326232672G246646SEPT)
ATM CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over your
funds with the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid
the hopeless situation created by the unscrupulous elements in the banking
industries who are involved in the malpratices.

Today payment order has been issued in your favour by the World Bank Group
and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, we are happy to inform
you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; draft has been issued
and credited in your favour through ATM CARD. You are therefore advice to
contact us immediately to enable us proceed to appoint the paying bank.

We advise that you contact us for the delivery of your ATM Card. As soon as
we establish contact with you, an ATM card will be issued to you
immediately, which you can use to withdraw funds in any Bank ATM Machine
around the world, with daily limit of $10,000. Having stated this, if you
wish to receive your funds through this means you're advised to contact us
by furnishing us with hereunder details:

Your Full Name:
Your full Address
Your Age:
Occupation:
Telephone Numbers/WhatsApp Number:

NOTE: You are advised to furnish us with your correct and valid details.
Also be informed that the amount to be paid to you is $10,500,000,00. We
expect your urgent response to enable us monitor this payment effectively
to avoid further delay.
Congratulations.

Sincerely,
Mr Frank Terry.
International finance corporation (IFC)
The World Bank
Debt Recovery & Settlement Department
(Fact-finding committee on Economic Matters)

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